Little Falls transcript., 1887-03-11
IA WYOMING WEDDING,

AZ WYOMING WEDDING.
Tbs New Way oat w.st Il SETTLING Ola wre.ss.s
From the Argonaut
Jim Mason dismounted at Burton's
ranch, turned.his pony into the corral
and strode heavily into the bunk
room, One OF the riders Of Buttons
outfit said, "How!" and Jim gave him
the Same terse greeting.
"What's new over Crazy Creek way?"
asked Long Pete. '*.9
'Nuthin' much. Is the old man
herel Mat wants him to send over a
couple o. you bucks to help swim them
Northern cattle cross the river.
We're short-handed." CELIA,
f"Better see him after supper. Got
his two gal daughters OFT here now,
and they're teedin in the new shanty.
Them two dude cowpunchers4 eats
with 'em, an they take q sight
o'time." .8.z
II don't hold with women and
dudes on 81 cowranch much, said Jim.
"Who does7" calculated Hairy
Mike. "I'm goin' to quit Burton.
With college chaps comm out here
and swellin' roun,' it amt no place
for a common waddy. / run COWS in
this country when tho Injuns was
runnin US, an I got no use fer fancy
business. One O. the dudes he stack
ed up longsids O. me on circle t'other
day, an he says, Fine mornin, Mike!'
says, Yes, it amt; an you'd better
not monkey 'roun' me with yer cheap
talk. I'm a sixshooter man from
way back, I am; eat snakes, an I'm
a wolf-you hear me how'll" That's
how I throwed it into smarty."
''The danes is pretty slick dames,"
said Pete; "ole Burton reckons to
marry the plug.tooth dude to one NV
7en. Seems his ole man owns rail-
road East somewheres.
'Maybe so. Plug.tooth 'ull fool
him up q trip" growled Mike. "He's
a no count sort. Reckon his people
sent him out here to keep whisky out
Wv him. Durn him-keepin' some
good man out NV q job"
kin he rider" asked Jim.
"Ride nuthin'. Burton give him a
string O. plumb gentlehorses. Sets M
,soldier-iashion."
"Well," said Pete, "the danes think
he's nicer'n a white faced yearlin'. J.
He's sure gettin' in bis fine work with
the pretty one-Helen, or whatever
she calls herself There's slush a hol-
lerin. Well, we kin rustic grub if we
don't eat with the dudes" sri
After supper Jim went over to the
gaudily painted house and discharged
5his mission. -
"Did you see the gals?" asked Mike
when he returned to the riders cabin.
ego. kind o squint at EN-. Wich
one is it has the sort o. open mouth
-short-liped like? She 8 as slick.look-
ih'fas any O them actresses It come to
Cheyenne.' >%r
Helen, that i. She's the won
shc JNy- 10 ftLIcI. "ldL ~ IL
he answers to? Scranto, amt it,
shorty?"
A man rather over six feet in height
looking up from the raw hide rope he
is braiding and rolls cigarette be-
tore he replies.
Sounds somethin' like that. Coin
back in the mornin, Jim?"
"Ruther. We gathered raft o'cat-
tie over there-rode all our h orses
poor. / amt had my boots of three
nights q week. Pound my car to-
night. though, pretty solid" I'D.
"You mays well crawl into my
dogs nest" said Shorty. I've got q
pretty fat bed, I have. That fellow
The freighters hung give me three pair
o. daisy blankets. I'll roll her out
soon's I get this str and drawed. Out
sides best, I reckon" n
"You bet you. I don't banker after
.sleepin' in.doors-not without it
snows. That's why the city chaps
look 50 rocky-don't let the wind
blow their whiskers nights. T..
wonder who'll git to go over to
the river with you," said Mike.
'"Camped down by the bend?" !.
eyes" Il .,sH 4st%ssz il 3!.ss -
lis the h! company givin' pretty good
"Way up. Mac makes 'em. There
Amt any more dried apples on
. the wag'n, but ole Greaserf Smith
is cookin' fer us, an his bread
is the best roundup bakin' out. +
hear them Horseshoe Y 8 men is get.
tin condensed milk. Now I call thnt
civil1zin' too much. Man can't drink
straight coffee ought to quit singin''
to the cows = 81;
ss,s When the men we're all in bed, and
Shorty had thrown q boot at the cam
die stuck on the doorsill, Hairy Mikes
raucous snore gave the signal for 81
I lence andrest. s.54
. At daylight next morning Jim Ma
son and two Of the Burton riders
started tor the camp on the North
Platte River. A few miles on the way
Jim discovered that he had left his
cuert at Bnrton's and told the other
men that he would lope back for it
\ and overtake them son the divide
Reaching the ranch be searched the
bunk-room for the cuert, and then
/: went down to the barn to see If il lay
where he had left his saddle over night
Crossing the corral toward tho barn
door he was arrested by the sound OF
4 q woman's voice within tho building.
Jim was not O carpet knight, and
would have left hiacuort more willingly
than faced one of IBurton's daughters,
As be stood hesit sting he heard 4 lit
tie cry OF pain. aud then = mans
voice said eharDly. Cont Ia ii fool. Z